I don't often do this, but I thought it might be good during a Memorial Day weekend to provide a variety of links to several relevant blogs that I think would be worth a look at if you have the time:

See Reel Pop, where The Hollywood Reporter's Steve Bryant has been covering the failures of Bud.tv for some time and now reports that the initiative may shut down by the end of the year. He provides links to his analysis as to why the online video content project would fail.

See Just TV, where Jason Mittell provides some detailed reaction to the release of the 2006-2007 Nielsen ratings chart. He concludes, "These numbers are based on the measured viewing of 10,000 households. There is a margin of error, which is never published in the press and cannot be found on Nielsen's website. Believe these numbers as representing actual behaviors at your own risk." Amen.